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A look back at the Team 2026 presentation day
Saturday, January 24th was a busy day for the entire Team!
Indeed, in the morning, a social ride was organized, departing from the Toyota Groupe Clim dealership, which provided breakfast for the approximately fifty cycling enthusiasts who participated. Ronan Augé, a professional cyclist with the Unibet Rose Rockets team, led the first group. Serge Bodin and Mickaël Hinault, representatives of the Souffles d'Espoir association, which we support, also took part in the ride.
After a well-deserved shower, we shared a meal at the Garage des Pyrénées bar in Ustaritz to spend some time together. Then came the evening of the 2026 team presentation!
Our rider, Johane Larre, has decided to leave the team to focus on his studies and his other passion, bertsolaritza (Basque improvisational poetry). He gave us a moving performance, for which he received a warm round of applause from everyone present! He remains very involved with the team, however, as he has become the Basque language translator for our social media, working alongside Lucile Garcia, the team's Community Manager.
Our patron, Patxi Villa, honored us with his presence throughout the evening; a huge thank you to him for his kindness and availability! Representatives from Gipuzkoa, such as Abraham Olano, Santi Osoro, and Jon Auzmendi, also graced us with their presence.
Romain Sicard, sporting director of Team Total Energies, former sporting director of Team Iparralde, Pablo Urtasun, sporting director of the professional team Euskaltel, and many French champions also came to wish us a great season.
We warmly thank everyone who came to attend this event, for which our entire team works hard to offer you a pleasant experience!
The time has come to present the Team Iparralde 2026 roster!
Our riders are ready to kick off this season with a bang! This weekend promises to be a sporty one for them! The festivities begin with a Social Ride organized by the club and our partner Toyota Group Clim on Saturday morning, bringing together cycling enthusiasts from the region, followed by the official team presentation on Saturday evening!
This is a great opportunity to thank our partners, our partner clubs, the riders' parents, representatives of the Basque federations, and our friends!
We would like to extend our warmest thanks to our rider Johane, whose competitive cycling career ends here as he wishes to dedicate himself to his studies, which we have no doubt will be brilliant! He will, however, continue the Iparralde adventure in his own way by becoming our official Basque translator! Thank you, Johane!
On this final weekend of team training before the official presentation of the 2026 squad, our junior players were able to begin their preparations for the new season. Everyone could see the progress they've made since the end of last season: perseverance, hard work, and determination always pay off! Furthermore, our partner, CBL Prod, filmed the team presentation! Thank you to them!
This post-Christmas weekend, we met up in Saint-Jean-de-Luz for a special team training session!
Esteban Quercy, former rider of Iparralde team, a third-year STAPS (Sports Science) student and trainee coach, joined us for the session with our young cyclists.
A huge surprise also joined us: our 2026 godfather, Patxi Vila, Sports Director of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe, came to ride with our team! A big thank you to him!
This weekend our riders gathered for their second team training session, during which the first tests were carried out on the Col d'Ispéguy. They all made significant progress!
On Friday evening, during the general meeting of our partner club, Vélo Club Tarnos, our rider Bastian was recognized for his achievements throughout the year. He received an award from Romain Sicard, sports director of Team Total Energies! Congratulations, Bastian!
This past weekend, November 22nd, our riders Alban and Mattin competed in the cyclocross races at St André de Lidon and Oloron Ste Marie, respectively.
Alban emerged victorious in a well-executed race, securing Team Iparralde's first win of the season!
On Saturday, november 8th we were invited to the general meeting of our friends at the Guidon Saint Martinois - Club cycliste de compétition. At this meeting, our Junior rider, Iban Vergez-Thèze, was recognized for his commitment and performance over the past year. Congratulations, Iban!
On Sunday, november 9th our two young recruits, Pierre Vergne and Alban Alvarez, competed in the departmental cyclocross championship in Arjuzan. Alban won the silver medal, giving Team Iparralde its first medal in this discipline! Well done to them!
Offseason !
François Duhart, club president, is meeting in Biarritz to meet the new arrivals to the team! Children and parents will meet and chat with the staff and the second-year Juniors. On this occasion, the first presentations will be given by Cyril Amiot on nutrition, and by Laurent Millerou and Arnaud Rodriguez, club vice-president, on road safety. Information on physiotherapy, osteopathic medicine, and orthoptist will also be provided by healthcare professionals.
A big surprise awaits them! A meeting with the sponsor of the 2026 season!
Patxi Vila Team RedBull Bora Hansgrohe!
